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Employment law cases in Tanzania

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Tanzania collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 21 Feb 2025

    NSSF V Nantaika Judgment

    Citation
    NSSF V Nantaika Judgment
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court judgment on unpaid NSSF contributions and penalties against a registered employer, with reliefs granted to the plaintiffs.

    • Statutory contributions
    • Penalties for late payment
    • Burden of proof
    • Social-security
    • Employment-law
    • Statutory-contributions
  • 4 Dec 2024

    CIVIL CASE LUCAS MBONJWA MAKORI

    Citation
    CIVIL CASE LUCAS MBONJWA MAKORI
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court consent judgment in a pension and damages dispute. The parties settled, and the suit was marked settled on agreed terms.

    • Pension entitlement
    • Settlement
    • Damages
    • Employment-law
    • Social-security
    • Pension-entitlement
  • 19 Nov 2024

    EX

    Citation
    EX
    Court
    TANZLII

    Leave granted to challenge a police dismissal by certiorari and mandamus; application to be filed within 14 days, with each party bearing its own costs.

    • Judicial review
    • Certiorari
    • Mandamus
    • Dismissal from employment
    • Police service
    • Disciplinary proceedings
  • 31 Oct 2024

    NSSF

    Citation
    NSSF
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court of Tanzania ex parte judgment ordering an employer to pay unpaid NSSF contributions, penalties, 7% interest, and costs.

    • Statutory contributions
    • Employer obligations
    • Penalties for non-compliance
    • Social-security-law
    • Employment-law
    • Statutory-contributions
  • 7 Mar 2024

    ex f 8347 dc magnus machona nkomola vs the inspector general of police another 2024 tzhc 672 7 march 2024

    Citation
    ex f 8347 dc magnus machona nkomola vs the inspector general of police another 2024 tzhc 672 7 march 2024
    Court
    TZHC

    Extension of time granted to seek leave for judicial review in a police dismissal case; the court found apparent illegalities on the record.

    • Extension of time
    • Judicial review
    • Disciplinary proceedings
    • Illegality as ground for extension
    • Limitation of actions
    • Extension-of-time
  • 29 Feb 2024

    emmanuel shio others vs resolution insurance limited 2024 tzca 151 29 february 2024

    Citation
    emmanuel shio others vs resolution insurance limited 2024 tzca 151 29 february 2024
    Court
    TZCA

    A few-hours retrenchment notice was held unreasonable and procedurally unfair; the appeal was allowed and 12 months’ compensation affirmed.

    • Retrenchment
    • Unfair termination
    • Procedural fairness
    • Employment law
    • Unfair-termination
    • Procedural-fairness
  • 23 Feb 2024

    jongo mwikola vs geita gold mining limited 2024 tzca 125 23 february 2024

    Citation
    jongo mwikola vs geita gold mining limited 2024 tzca 125 23 february 2024
    Court
    TZCA

    Labour appeal dismissed: factual grounds not entertained, revision affidavit upheld, testimony found direct not hearsay, and termination for gross dishonesty sustained.

    • Unfair termination
    • Disciplinary procedure
    • Hearsay evidence
    • Appeals on points of law
    • Gross misconduct
    • Procedural fairness
  • 4 Jan 2024

    pan african energy tanzania limited vs jihn msigala 2024 tzca 5 4 january 2024

    Citation
    pan african energy tanzania limited vs jihn msigala 2024 tzca 5 4 january 2024
    Court
    TZCA

    Gross insubordination can justify termination outside working hours and away from the workplace where the conduct undermines the employment relationship.

    • Unfair termination
    • Gross insubordination
    • Workplace misconduct
    • Employment relationship
    • Disciplinary proceedings
    • Gross-insubordination
  • 15 Dec 2023

    the board of trustees of the public service social security vs symbion power tanzania limited 2023 tzhc 23712 15 december 2023

    Citation
    the board of trustees of the public service social security vs symbion power tanzania limited 2023 tzhc 23712 15 december 2023
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court dismisses PSSSF claim for unpaid contributions, holding employees were terminated on 30 November 2016 and no contributions were due after that date.

    • Remittance of statutory contributions
    • Termination of employment
    • Burden of proof
    • Summary suit procedure
    • Social-security-contributions
    • Termination-of-employment
  • 12 Dec 2023

    cosmas peter matokeo vs ako group limited 2023 tzhc 23414 12 december 2023

    Citation
    cosmas peter matokeo vs ako group limited 2023 tzhc 23414 12 december 2023
    Court
    TZHC

    Court upheld termination for absenteeism, treated the name discrepancy as immaterial, awarded repatriation costs and 30 days subsistence allowance, and dismissed the revision.

    • Unfair termination
    • Repatriation costs
    • Subsistence allowance
    • Employment contract
    • Procedural fairness
    • Employee identification
  • 11 Dec 2023

    joseph khenani vs nkasi district council 2023 tzhc 23219 11 december 2023

    Citation
    joseph khenani vs nkasi district council 2023 tzhc 23219 11 december 2023
    Court
    TZHC

    Voluntary resignation did not bar repatriation costs or subsistence allowance; the Court restored the CMA award.

    • Repatriation costs
    • Subsistence allowance
    • Termination of employment
    • Statutory interpretation
    • Employment-law
    • Labour-law